Comparative analysis of the actions towards sustainable transport system development in Latvia and Lithuania

Abstract

The essential economic and social benefits, which are so difficult to balance against the high social and environmental costs, make transport a crucial sector for sustainable development. The purpose of this paper is to reveal the essence of sustainability, to point out the main ideas and strategies adopted by the EU to implement the objective of sustainable transport system, to provide an comparative analysis of Lithuanian and Latvian National sustainable development strategies, analyzing more closely main measures that assure development of sustainable national transport systems.